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Saturday 21 April 1956 · Bucharest, Romania

Caitra Śukla Ekādaśī

Śanivāra. Ekādaśī began at 08:338:33 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:546:54 AM.

Observed here on this day

Kāmadā Ekādaśī

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:225:22 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:546:54 AM

Ekādaśī gives way to Dvādaśī.

Noon

12:1412:14 PM

The Sun 57° above S. Day length 13 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBucharest12:1412:14 PM
At noon, 12:1412:14 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 135° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 85% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 135° falls in Śukla Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:004:00 AM–04:414:41 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:214:21 AM–05:225:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4711:47 AM–12:4212:42 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:4012:40 PM–14:132:13 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:322:32 PM–15:273:27 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:077:07 PM–19:277:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:077:07 PM–20:088:08 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika05:225:22 AM–07:057:05 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta05:225:22 AM–06:176:17 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:176:17 AM–07:127:12 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla08:498:49 AM–10:3210:32 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:581:58 PM–15:413:41 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya25:551:55 AM+1–27:293:29 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

sunrise to sunrise

The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.

Day sunrise to sunset

Kāla05:225:22 AM–07:057:05 AMavoid
Śubha07:057:05 AM–08:498:49 AMgood
Roga08:498:49 AM–10:3210:32 AMavoid
Udvega10:3210:32 AM–12:1512:15 PMavoid
Cara12:1512:15 PM–13:581:58 PMneutral
Lābha13:581:58 PM–15:413:41 PMgood
Amṛta15:413:41 PM–17:245:24 PMgood
Kāla17:245:24 PM–19:077:07 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha19:077:07 PM–20:248:24 PMgood
Udvega20:248:24 PM–21:409:40 PMavoid
Śubha21:409:40 PM–22:5710:57 PMgood
Amṛta22:5710:57 PM–24:1412:14 AM+1good
Cara24:1412:14 AM+1–25:311:31 AM+1neutral
Roga25:311:31 AM+1–26:472:47 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:472:47 AM+1–28:044:04 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:044:04 AM+1–29:215:21 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:225:22 AM to 29:215:21 AM+1

05:225:22 AM sunrise19:077:07 PM sunsetsunrise 29:215:21 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 06:546:54 AM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 18:516:51 PM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 27:063:06 AM+1
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 06:546:54 AM
Bavauntil 18:106:10 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:498:49 AM–10:3210:32 AM
Abhijit 11:4711:47 AM–12:4212:42 PM
Pradoṣa 19:077:07 PM–20:298:29 PM
Niśītha 23:5011:50 PM–24:3812:38 AM+1

Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.

  1. SunriseEkādaśī holds. Śanivāra begins.
  2. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:3210:32 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:4212:42 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 13 h 45 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:298:29 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Ekādaśī06:546:54 AMDvādaśī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī18:516:51 PMUttara Phalgunī
YogaDhruva27:06 03:063:06 AM SunVyāghāta
KaraṇaViṣṭi06:546:54 AMBava
VāraŚanivāra29:21 05:215:21 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 119
Day length
13 h 45 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
15:273:27 PM
Moonset
27:363:36 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:004:00 AM05:225:22 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:004:00 AM04:414:41 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:214:21 AM05:225:22 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:225:22 AM08:078:07 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day05:225:22 AM07:057:05 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta05:225:22 AM06:176:17 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:176:17 AM07:127:12 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:078:07 AM10:5210:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:498:49 AM10:3210:32 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4711:47 AM12:4212:42 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5111:51 AM12:3912:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:4012:40 PM14:132:13 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:371:37 PM16:224:22 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:581:58 PM15:413:41 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:322:32 PM15:273:27 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:224:22 PM19:077:07 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:077:07 PM20:298:29 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:077:07 PM19:277:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:077:07 PM20:088:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:551:55 AM+127:293:29 AM+1sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
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